Golf-Australian tour battlers desperate to tee off again after COVID purgatory


  • Golf
  • Tuesday, 12 Oct 2021

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Having had his livelihood taken away and two peak playing years wiped out by COVID-19, Australian golfer Matt Griffin is eager to rejoin the professional ranks but also anxious his game may never return to its pre-pandemic highs.

The 38-year-old Melbourne man is one of scores of Australian professionals hoping to reboot their careers even as health officials throw up a series of roadblocks.

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